1. 100 200 300 400 500 JEOPARDY Pacific Theater The Home Front
Mobilization
Pacific Theater
European Theater
The Home Front
Little Boy and Fat Man
100
200
300
400
500

2. The massive increase in production caused by WWII created an economic boom that ended this “era” in US history
100

3. This government run office controlled the flow of war news at home
200

4. Created on May 27, 1943, this office coordinated all government agencies involved in the war effort
300

5. In January 1942, FDR created this board in order to increase military production
400

6. Name and describe at least 2 home front efforts done by civilians to support the war financially or morally.
500

7. The first American attack on Japan after Pearl Harbor is known as this
100

8. This tactical victory was the first sea battle in history fought entirely with airplanes
200

9. This battle marked the turning point in the Pacific Theater
300

10. This US General was instrumental in the Pacific Campaign starting with Guadacanal
400

11. What is island hopping?
500

12. This piece of technology allows ships to “see” underwater
100

13. Operation Torch was the allied invasion of which area?
200

14. The battle marks the turning point in the European Theater
300

15. General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s plan for the invasion of Sicily was called this
400

16. Name all five beaches at Normandy
500

17. This was the symbol of patriotic female defense workers
100

18. Limiting the availability of certain items, companies were able to divert the use of materials towards the war effort. This was known as
200

19. During WWII, millions grew vegetables and other produce in their backyards. These were known as
300

20. The US government organized these in order to collect any extra rubber, tin, aluminum, or steel that families may have had
400

21. How do war bonds work?
500

22. This was a classified effort of a group of scientists who had worked on creating the atomic bomb
100

23. In August 1939 this scientist wrote to FDR warning that Germany and Japan might be on the verge of creating the atomic bomb
200

24. Colonel Paul Tibbets flew over Hiroshima in this US B-29 bomber and dropped the first atomic bomb
300

25. The “Fat Man” was dropped on this city
400

26. Provide at least 2 reasons for each:
Why we should have dropped the atomic bomb &
Why we should have NOT dropped it
500

27. What is the difference between nisei and issei?
FINAL JEOPARDY
2 parts:
What is the difference between nisei and issei?
What is the document that placed Japanese Americans on the West Coast in internment camps?
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